Open AccessA Comprehensive Study Of Portuguese As A Foreign Language Textbook Instructions For Writing Activities—Preliminary Results
Author(s) -
Joaquim Guerra,
Teacher
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the american journal of social science and education innovations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2689-100X
DOI - 10.37547/tajssei/volume03issue06-12
Subject(s) - portuguese , curriculum , foreign language , action (physics) , mathematics education , action research , psychology , pedagogy , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics
The paper aims to present the preliminary results of an ongoing study related to the teaching and learning of writing competencies, through the analysis of writing practices promoted in six Portuguese as a foreign language (PFL) textbooks for young adults. There is no systematic research about their adequacy with regard to the latest methodological guidelines or the existing curricula. Therefore, the theoretical and methodological assumptions and the organization of content and learning practices present in the textbooks are, to some extent, unknown. Although research in Didactics highlights their role in the planning of educational action by teachers and their influence on teaching and learning practice in the classroom. Preliminary results show that there are relatively few writing activities in the textbooks, and that they are mostly guided by behaviorist choices (audiolingual and audiovisual methods).